Mr. Speaker, it is not just about dual marketing or whatever system. It is about mismanagement.
It is reported today that the Canadian Wheat Board is hauling barley to be shipped to Japan by rail from Thunder Bay to California at a cost of $82 Canadian a ton. This is $9 a ton more than the farmer gets for it initially, plus they have to pay the freight to Thunder Bay.
When will the minister start acting like a minister of agriculture and look after the concerns of western farmers?